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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






2. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






3. How many calories/gram is protein?






4. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






5. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






6. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






7. What is RDA of protein?






8. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






9. Name six sources of grains






10. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






11. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






12. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






13. What are healthy sources of fats?






14. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






15. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






16. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






17. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






18. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






19. What is normal albumin levels?






20. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






21. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






22. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






23. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






24. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






25. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






26. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






27. The higher the BMR a client has --






28. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






29. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






30. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






31. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






32. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






33. What is the function of vitamin C?






34. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






35. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






36. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






37. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






38. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






39. When does BMR decrease?






40. Fats can lead to some medical problems






41. What function is vitamin A?






42. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






43. What is normal BMI?






44. What type of people need extra protein?






45. Sources of fats






46. What is the function of vitamin E?






47. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






48. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






49. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






50. How much milk is to be consumed per day?